Being a college undergraduate in india i can work in evenings from 6pm to 11pm.
Following is a sample article on introduction to college life.
LIFE AFTER SCHOOL....
Moving on from school into college life is a different experience altogether. This is the weird phase that when you are in school you just want it to be over and when you are in college the flashbacks from school life always make you travel back into that past. Weird but yeah, this is human nature. College life is just like a never before experience for almost everybody. It gives you a "reset" button and you can be whoever and whatever you want. All it needs to be successful after college is proper management of time and resources.
Well you might have already heard enough about balancing your time and do a whole list of things from someone but believe me seriously its crap. Out of these three things you can just pick up any two
1. Good Sleep
2. High Grades
3. A sound social life
While you have to set your goals high but at the same time you got to be down to earth. I mean according to my experience its very difficult to study other than exam time (yeah its true). There's whole lot of other things out there to explore like sports, clubs, chapters, events, competitions, fests, theater etc. But yes some people do manage studies with all of these and shine academically and everywhere else too. Obviously they have made their sacrifices somewhere down the line. What I am trying to say here is that fun and everything else is really important in this precious time of your life but grades are given a priority everywhere. This is society and this is how it works. Believe me this time of your life is never going to come back .People miss their college life so much that I have seen people crying (literally) when they recount their times.
So one has to ensure that while having fun the grades are taken care. One of the best ways to achieve this which has worked for me and many other friends is by listening to the teachers carefully (that's it!!). If you understand the concept there then even without practice you can solve a difficult question in the exam but mugging up everything before the exam may not help at all .Bragging about a class not getting over will only worsen your situation. You have just extended the class duration if you are counting every minute in your head. Whereas if you get involved in the lecture then before you know it the class is over BANG!! This is reality.